Choose the Right Mac Software

AlphaCard ID Builder card software for Mac OSX. Use this guide to select the right edition.

Mac-Compatible Editions

AlphaCard ID Builder Professional - $900

The Professional edition has advanced database and design features, giving you flexible card design options including face crop and multi-layout designs. If you need any of these features, select the Professional edition:

OLE Objects, Photo on database records

Image acquisition through SDK

Multi-layout card designs

Magnetic stripe encoding, 1D & 2D barcodes, QR codes

AlphaCard ID Builder Standard - $600

The Standard edition is our most popular edition, with more design and database options compared to Basic. If you need to connect an XLS, XLSX, CVS, or TXT database, the Standard edition may be your best option:

Unlimited built-in database

Connection external XLS, XLSX, CSV, TXT database

Magnetic stripe encoding, 1D barcodes, QR codes

Built-in image editor

Conditional printing

AlphaCard ID Builder Basic - $175

The Basic edition is entry-level software with limited design and printing functionality. If you do not need a large database and do not need to connect an external database, the Basic edition may be your best option:

Design & print single or dual-sided cards

Built-in database holds up to 300 records (100 with photos)

Magnetic stripe encoding & 1D barcodes

ID card batch printing

Built-in card templates, design options

AlphaCard ID Builder Elite - $1,350

The Elite edition is the most advanced software edition, designed with the most sophisticated design, database, user management, and printing options. If you need these advanced features, choose the Elite edition: